# CVE-2023-2153: SourceCodester Complaint Management System POST Parameter editable_ajax.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the value parameter in editable_ajax.php, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q7p4-2g5v-f3fx

## What is CVE-2023-2153?

CVE-2023-2153 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Complaint Management System, published on 18 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Complaint Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin/assets/plugins/DataTables/examples/examples_support/editable_ajax.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument value with the input 1><script>alert(666)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-226274 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2153?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Complaint Management System Project Complaint Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Complaint Management System

- [CVE-2023-2243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2243/): SourceCodester Complaint Management System POST Parameter registration.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-2089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2089/): SourceCodester Complaint Management System GET Parameter userprofile.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1984](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1984/): SourceCodester Complaint Management System POST Parameter check_availability.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2153 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2153 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Complaint Management System, published on 18 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Complaint Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2153/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2153/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2153
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2153
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2153

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2153/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.